How could a world so full of people be suffering from an epidemic of loneliness? We don’t hear a lot about it for many reasons. Perhaps...

Perhaps my first experience of mindfulness happened in sports. While growing up I couldn’t get enough of sports and would play 8 hours a...

We have come to recognize that the ancients had an excellent understanding of energy far before modern science was able to measure it. It...

The current definition of mindfulness is the ability to pay attention moment by moment without judgment on purpose. This definition is...

Many years ago came across a study that spoke about all the tiny muscles around the mouth and how smiling engaged those muscles in a...

I find that most people come to meditation, whether it be mindfulness or some other form, to address concerns they have in life. That was...

When I first started meditating 45 years ago the driving motivation was fear. I had reached a point in my life when fear was present all...

As I begin to write this blog it occurs to me that writing about the connection between mindfulness, stillness and silence is counter...

When I started my mindfulness meditation practice 45 years ago one of the first things I came into contact with was my sense of humor. I...

Mindfulness and meditation are two words that are seen together often. Mindfulness can be found in most spiritual traditions and in fact...

It is impossible to know precisely, but millions of people worldwide identify themselves with belief systems in which reincarnation plays...

It may seem unnecessary to discuss the negative aspects of over empathizing since the quality of empathy is generally held in high regard...

Mindfulness’ ability to reduce pain levels has been documented through published research for over thirty years. I’ve lost track of how...

From time to time a word or phrase may become the focal point of attention and discussion in our culture. It seems to go in cycles as...

Mindfulness and compassion have been historically linked for a long time. Wikipedia defines compassion as: “ Compassion is the feeling...

For the Love of Money. It talks about a Wall Street broker who through a series of epiphanies came to the conclusion that he was addicted...

Food/Eating has always been central to the human experience because of it’s obvious relationship to survival. Today, food/eating plays a...

In the late 1990’s I developed and delivered a way to use mindfulness as an integral part of the educational/academic system. The name of...

For many years I have paid particular attention to things people want such as abundance, happiness, ability to generate positive...